Gas heater



' Nov. 27, 1923.

A. G. SCHNEIDER GAS HEATER Filed Aug. 28. 1922 f M WW T6 m u M WW Mm A TTORNEYS.

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ens HEATER.

Application filed August 28, 1922. Serial No. 584,677.

distributed over a large area of the radiat ing elements, and the latter'of such form as to offer a large radiating surface for difl'using heat. In addition to the broader objects of this inventionpthere are certain details of design whereby a simple, compact, and

durable heater is obtained. 7

These objects together with other objects and. corresponding accomplishments are obtained by means of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, 11] wlnch:

Fig. .1. is a perspective view of a complete heater embodying one form of my invention; Fig; 2 is a sectional plan view through the structure shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a Q sectional fragment of the outercylinder.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, an open housing or frame is indicated by 4. The particular type of housing-is not material to the present invention. It is sufficient that it does not obstruct the radiation of or the circulation of heated air. Disposed in the bottom of the heater is a circu- G. SorrNEI-.

as shredded asbestos.

lar burner 5' fed with gas from a supply pipe 6. Disposed within the burner is acylinder. 7 which may beimperforate and 40 covered with a heat radiating material such It is not essential that the cylinder be imperforate or that the radiating material be asbestos. The cylinder I should serve as aback. Surrounding the burner 'is a perforate cylinder 8. The outer cvlinder is preferably reticulated material and coated with plastic material 10 without closing the openings in the reticulated material.

The structure is such that the burner is housed between two radiating walls. This offers a large surface over which the heat of the flame is diffused anda large radiating sunface, Furthermore, the heat is radiated in every direction and the flame is fullyhoused so as to transfer the heat through the radiating material. The latter becomes in candescent and a highly efiicient heater is produced.

What I claim is:

A heater including a columnar radiating back covered with shredded asbestos, an outer reticulated-front enveloping said back and spaced therefron'l and coated with plastic material without closing the openings in the reticulated material, and an annular burner housed in the space between said back and front.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I to have hereunto subscribed my name this eighteenth day of'August, 1922.

AUGUSTUS G. SCHNEIDER. 

